Blackish rail
Pardirallus nigricans (Vieillot, 1819)
The blackish rail (Pardirallus nigricans) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 217 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the blackish rail
- Weight
- 217 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blackish rail live?
Not recorded
What is the blackish rail?
The blackish rail (Pardirallus nigricans) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Bolivia.
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What does the blackish rail sound like?
Is the blackish rail endangered?
The blackish rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the blackish rail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusPardirallus
- SpeciesPardirallus nigricans (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms Ortygonax nigricans, Ortygonax nigricans nigricans, Rallus nigricans
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- مرعة مسودةArabic
- rascló culnegreCatalan
- chřástal bažinnýCzech
- chřástal načernalýCzech
- AskerikseDanish
- DunkelralleGerman
- TrauerralleGerman
- nigreta raloEsperanto
- Rascón negruzcoSpanish
- Gallineta negruzcaSpanish
- soo-kilthuikEstonian
- tummaluhtakanaFinnish
- Râle noirâtreFrench
- siva kokošicaCroatian
- özvegy guvatHungarian
- Rallo scuroItalian
- キタハイイロクイナJapanese
- juosvoji vištelėLithuanian
- RouwralDutch
- wodniczak żałobnyPolish
- saracura-sanãPortuguese
- frango-d'água-sombrioPortuguese
- Траурный пастушокRussian
- Траурная галлинетаRussian
- chriašteľ černastýSlovak
- Crni petlovanSerbian
- svartaktig rallSwedish
- Karaca SukılavuzuTurkish
- пастушок світлогорлийUkrainian
- 烏秧雞Chinese
- 暗色秧鸡Chinese
Relatives of the blackish rail
Other species in the same genus Pardirallus.
Spotted rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Plumbeous rail
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
CompareBlackish rail vs Spotted railBlackish rail vs Plumbeous rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blackish rail?
An adult blackish rail weighs 217 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blackish rail endangered?
The blackish rail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the blackish rail?
The blackish rail (Pardirallus nigricans) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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